The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
THE BEAUTIFUL WYANDOT
Not an Indian Maiden Nor an Aborig-
inal Legend, But an Out-groWth
of Civilization.
A New and Charming Structure Which Adds
to the City's Architectural Beauty-DoWn-
Town Comforts and Conveniences

Tho latest architectural addition to Indianapo-
lis is the Wyandot apartment house, now
ready for occupancy. 1t Is solid, graceful and
beautiful building of triangular form, on the
corner of Massachusetts avenue and Ohio
street, opposite the Dsnison House, with
its nose toward Pennsylvania street The
Wyandot is called after the Indian tribe that
gave their name to the great cave in era wford
county, in the neigh borhood of which the White
Caps now pr owl, as the red man did of yore.
The Wyaudot, however. is civilized wig
wam." It was designed. with all its modern
conveniences, by Adolph Scherrer. the architect
OF Indianas magnificent State-house. and he has
had the construction of the building under his
immediate supervision from the first.
1t has been built to be irst-class apartment
house, something this city has never had, and it
may be hoped that the Wyandot will be the fore
runner of many more of like beauty and conven-
fence. Every care is taken in letting apart
ments in this building. No tenants not known
to be thoroughly reputable will be admitted and
the place will be maintained in the best manner
possible. A isnitor and wife live in the build.
ing and a page is at the Ohio street entrance
which leads TO the rooms above. who stands q
Ger berus against providers of all kinds well as
against canvassers peddlers, newsboys and
bootblacks. The page attends to wants of ten
ants, delivers newspapers and messages, and
saves them thereby much annoyance.
The building is heated by hot air There is
water. hot and cold. on each of the four floors;
CRATES in every room, with connections for nat
ural gas, and each room has illuminating gas.
The ventilation has been specially cared for.
There are registers in every room. An open
court in the center of the building aids in dis
tributing light and air. There are bathrooms
and water closets each floor, and no building
in the city has such complete and admirable pro-
the outside walls eighteen inches
thick. The inside walls not mere lath
and plaster but Of brick thirteen inches
thick and carried up to the roof. making the
fourth floor as solid and safe the first. Mr..
Scherrer the architect, says that in case fire
should break out il could easily be confined to
one room until erybody could get out of the
building. 1..ere are electric buttons all
through the Wyandot building connecting
with frsalarm gong that strikes fifteen
hundred times unless sooner shut off.
by means of which the inmates can be awakened
by the police if necessary. There ia a water
pipe running from cellar to roof, with coils OF
hose each floor Every room fronts upon
halls in the building are over 600 feet long
The rooms are arranged en- suite so that a ten
ant may have one two or even a dozen rooms
on one floor. and each room has its CRATE and
slate mantel The woodwork is beautiful, being
of selected cherry: the gas fixtures are of DOL
ished brass, made by Archer 81 Pancoast, of New
York, and furnished by their agents, Dewald 81
Gall, OF this city. There are thirty-nine living
rooms above the FIRST floor, which is rented for
business houses. No cooking or laundry work
will be permitted within the building.
The Wyandot is not only charming inside,
with it's simple but artistic frescoing. but is
highly attractive exteriory. The stair flights
wide and remarkably easy. with broad land
ings midway between the stories. The brick
work was done under the supervision of John
Martin, contractor, and is beautified with ap-
propriate terra Gotta trimmings and ornaments.
s. w. Cochran was the general contractor, and
the building, as whole, shows the care he took
in his work.
Indianapolis has long needed just such
building 1t is perfection apartment
house, and will afford a delightful home to per-
sons who desire a down-to residence with the
comforts and conveniences that under most cir
cumssances can only be obtained by persons OF
wealth.
The building was erected without an accident
from first to last, though budding punster who
a letter to tenant calling the block
''Y a. had a narrow escape from assassination.